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ACUTE POLIO-MYELITIS AND CEREBRO-SPINAL
FEVER.
Cerebrospinal Fever is by far the more fatal of the two. Four
cases were notified in the Borough during 1917 ; and 2 cases of
Polio-myelitis. There were 4 deaths from the former and 1 from
the latter.
THE DISINFECTING AND CLEANSING STATION.
During the year ending December 31st, 1917, the following
disinfecting and cleansing work was performed at the station :—
Total number of textile articles disinfected 12,201
Total number of books from Public Library
disinfected 53
Total number of verminous persons cleansed 255
All the verminous persons cleansed were children of school
age, with the exception of 4 adults.
In addition to the disinfection of rooms on account of the
notified infectious diseases, 70 were fumigated on account of
vermin, 24 on account of Consumption, 6 on account of Cancer,
and 31 on account of Measles.
During the year the Borough Council continued its agreement
with the Education Department of the London County Council to
bathe and cleanse verminous school children.
NOTES UPON SANITARY WORK PERFORMED
DURING THE YEAR 1917.
It will be seen from the accompanying Report of the Chief
Sanitary Inspector that a large amount of sanitary work has been
performed during the year; 2,372 premises were inspected for conditions
injurious or dangerous to health, and insanitary conditions
trying in their nature from slight to grave were discovered